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1 dead, 13 hurt in Venice Beach lightning strike
洛杉磯沙灘閃電襲擊 1死13傷
Lifeguards rush to help a man struck by lightning at Venice Beach in Los Angeles on Sunday. Officials say a 20-year-old man died and at least 13 others were hurt when the bolt of lightning struck without warning.
周日，救生員迅速趕往現場幫助在洛杉磯威尼斯沙灘被擊中的一名男子。官員們表示，一道閃電毫無預兆地出現，造成1名20歲的男子死亡，至少13人受傷。
SOUNDBITE: NED WALKER, WITNESS, SAYING: "Freakiest part about it there was clear blue sky overhead." Witnesses say it happened so suddenly lifeguards didn't even have time to warn people on the beach.
目擊者NED WALKER：“最怪異的是當時是非常清澈晴朗的藍天。”目擊者表示，閃電出現地非常突然，救生員根本沒有時間警示沙灘上的游客。
SOUNDBITE: UNIDENTIFIED WITNESS, SAYING: "It's just insane that lighting would just crash on the beach, right there, right in front of us…the loudest lighting I've ever heard."
未透露身份的目擊者：“非常瘋狂，閃電突然擊中沙灘，就在這個地方，就在我們面前，這是我聽到過的聲音最大的閃電。”
Officials say all the victims were in the water or very close to it when the lightning struck. Paul Dionne was bodysurfing when he felt the jolt.
官員們表示，當閃電襲擊時，所有受害者都在水中，或者離水非常近。Paul Dionne感受到閃電的威力時正在海上沖浪。
SOUNDBITE: PAUL DIONNE, STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, SAYING: "I was trying to get my head above the water for air." Luckily Dionne recovered and was quickly released from hospital, but the the 20 year old man never regained conciousness. Another person is in critical condition.
被閃電擊中的PAUL DIONNE：“我努力把頭伸出水面呼吸。”幸運的是DIONNE很快恢復出院，但是那位20歲的男子再也沒有恢復意識。另外一人情況危急。
Pakistanis celebrate Eid amid heightened security
巴基斯坦慶祝開齋節
Security was tight as the faithful crowded mosques for Eid prayers. (natsot) Karachi is on alert, amid fears of a possible attack by Taliban militants -- angered by the on-going military offensive in their North Waziristan stronghold. But here,worshippers celebrating the end of Ramadan, seemed unconcerned.
忠誠的教徒們在清真寺聚集，參加開齋節祈禱儀式，安全形勢非常緊張。卡拉奇高度警戒，擔憂塔利班激進分子可能發動襲擊——因為他們在北瓦濟里斯坦的堡壘不斷遭遇軍事襲擊。但是，在這里，慶祝齋月節結束的禮拜者們似乎并不擔憂。
(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) KARACHI SHOP OWNER, MOHAMMAD SADIQ, SAYING: "The security arrangements were really very impressive. Thank Allah, we offered our prayers without any fear or security concerns. "
卡拉奇店主MOHAMMAD SADIQ：“安全保衛工作的安排非常嚴密。感謝安拉，我們在這里祈禱沒有任何恐懼或安全擔憂。”
With roads blocked in the surrounding area, familes and children felt free to celebrate. (natsot) Overall, for worshippers in an often turbulent city, it was a day of peace. .
周邊地區道路被封鎖，許多家庭和孩子們都毫無顧忌地慶祝節日。總體來說，對于這個經常發生動蕩的城市來說，這是和平的一天。
Karzai calls on Taliban to put down arms
卡爾扎伊呼吁塔利班放下武器
An Honor Guard as Afghan President Hamid Karzai marks Eid al-Fitr. He wishes for peace at a time when the war is inflicting an increasingly devastating toll on civilians, with the number of casualties rising by almost a quarter in the first half of this year. He wants the Taliban to put down their weapons.
儀仗隊列隊兩旁，阿富汗總統卡爾扎伊慶祝開齋節。戰爭導致平民傷亡人數不斷上升，今年上半年，死亡人數上升了近四分之一，總統祈禱和平。他希望塔利班分子放下武器。
(SOUND BITE) (Pashto) AFGHAN PRESIDENT, HAMID KARZAI SAYING: "I call on Taliban leaders to stop fighting in the country. Join the peace and live with pride and prosperity along with your brothers."
阿富汗總統卡爾扎伊：“我呼吁塔利班領袖停止在這個國家的戰爭。希望他們加入和平的隊伍，與我們的兄弟姐妹和平繁榮地共處。”
U.S.-led forces are gradually withdrawing from the country after more than a decade of war contributing to deteriorating security, with civilians bearing the brunt of the violence.
超過十年的戰爭導致安全形勢不斷惡化之后，美國領導的軍隊逐漸從阿富汗撤退。平民直接遭遇暴力襲擊。
